Hush, Love, Don't cry,
It'll be alright,
Hold me close,
As I administer the dose,
Listen to my lullaby of lies.
- Created By Mercury Dragon
FSCENE8...
Mood: Tired and cranky...
Music: None (Watching one of the "Scary Movie" movies...)
Well, my trip to Nebraska was fun. I got in some much-needed cuddles from Daku. And we did a lot of fun stuff with his family, too. But going there only made me miss him more, and his mom thinks it only made him miss us more, too. But while we were there, we saw "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince"!! It was so freaking AWESOME!!! I cried near the end...So did Daku's mom...I knew Dumbledore died in the movie, but I wasn't expecting who killed him. As soon as, "Avada Kadavra!" left the Half-Blood Prince's mouth, the tears spilled over...I learned later that my twin, Celeste, cried too.
I went back to work today. Unfortunately, I had to clock out at lunch because of feminine reasons...The chemical smells were doing a number on me...But I'm going to try to work the full days for the rest of the week. I should be able to...
I've been writing a couple new fan-fictions. One is an "Angel Sanctuary" ficlet that delves into Rosiel's mind. The other (which I haven't finished yet) is a "Labyrinth" fiction, centered around Sarah and Jareth. You can find them on my FFN account, as well as some of my other fictions.
I'll try to update The Secrets of Cosplay later this week, as well. It's been 2 whole weeks since I posted on that world!!
I've also got to work on some new fan art...I need prints to sell at the con in November...
Well, stay classy, Otakuites!
Excel~
~~Don't trust a ho~~
There's a Reason These Tables Are Numbered...
Mood: Tired...
Music: Kiyommy+Seiya "Pink Rose"
So, I've been sick for over a week now...My throat doesn't hurt much anymore, and my cough has somewhat subsided, but my nose is extremely runny, resulting in it being raw from all the tissues...Seriously...I hate being sick...I checked my temperature an hour or two ago and it was 99 degrees Farenheit. I called Daku and asked what he thought. He said not to worry because it wasn't much over normal...I then took some DayQuil, and I feel like my fever's gone down. My forehead's certainly not as hot anymore.
I got a deviantArt account. If any of you want to find me or friend me, my username is M3rcuryDr4g0n. I had to use 1337-speak to spell my name because (again!) someone stole my username before I had a chance to use it...Seriously, I've had this username for nearly 3 years now! I registered on April 7, 2006, on MyOtaku as Mercury Dragon. Ooh, that means my 3-year anniversary is coming up soon! Huzzah! Talk about commitment...Anyways, back to the name-thievage...I've encountered two sites now where my username has been stolen! Fanfiction.net, and deviantArt...I wonder if the name thief is the same person...And yes, "Mercury Dragon" was my own, unique name...I guess this calls for a story time...Well, get comfortable...
You see, it all started when I was in 10th grade Geometry class. I sat beside my best friend, Kytten, every day. One morning, she came in and seemed distraught. We talked via note-passing, and I got her to tell me what was wrong. It seemed that she was having problems with her mom, who was being unreasonable. I told her that her mom would soon see the light (or something to that effect) by order of the Mercury Dragon. She asked who the Mercury Dragon was, and I told her it was me. Thus, my persona was born. From that little instance, the Mercury Force was formed. It consisted of myself as the Mercury Dragon, Kytten as the Mercury Cat, Mantha as the Mercury Tiger, and Featherz as Lord Mercury. I'd love to tell you more, but that story is one best saved for another time...
=___= I have midterms coming up this week. My first one is in Figure Drawing on Monday. It's not really going to be a test...It's just going to be a critique...I hope I can do good, though. I have to go to the art building later to decide which pieces I want to use for the critique...I'll have a vocabulary test in Sculpture, but I don't know what day...Not too worried about it. There will be a test of some sort for Yoga...I need to study for that one...It'll be Tuesday...I think the World Civ 2 teacher is going to use our Unit 1 tests as our midterm grades. In Families and Students, I think we just had to prove that we were doing our observations in the schools. In Theories of Human Learning, we'll have a test over some terms, I think...Don't know for sure about that one...
I had a weird dream last night. I'd rather not go into detail because it might be offensive...But I talked to Sako-nee, and she offered her insights. She said it sounds like I have insecurities, which I do (mainly about my future). The possibly offending elements slipped in from World Civ class. She also said that it sounds like I'm afraid of my happiness being taken away or being out of my control. We know it's not a premonition, as my premonitions are generally realistic, as well as insignificant...I know why my future seems uncertain. Our "oh-so wonderful" President, Obama, has proposed a new way to decide how much teachers earn. Merit pay. Basically, it means that teachers will be payed based on how well their students do on standardized tests. Yeah, it sounds good, in theory...But in theory only. Obama and the other law-makers don't take into account all the external factors that affect a student's ability to learn. For one, there's disabilities to take into account. Students with mental, emotional, behavioral, learning, and physical disabilities generally do not perform as well on standardized tests as their "normal" peers. Secondly, there are factors that can affect the "normal" students. For instance, what if Johnny's grandfather, whom he was really close to, passes away the day before the standardized test is to be given? Johnny will be to preoccupied with his grandfather's death to perform well on the test. Obama and all the other law-makers need to take some classes on education, especially on special education. If they think they can base a teacher's pay on how well his or her students perform on a standardized test, they're fucking retarded!! And I DON'T mean in that funny way...
Hm...Now that I've vented about that, I feel better.
My plushy photo project has kind of been put on the back burner for now...I've still got quite a load on my shoulders, what with Sophomore Review coming up...I have managed to put up some new fan art.
Works In Progress
~St. Patrick's Day Pin-Up (just a nameless, sexy girl dressed for St. Patrick's Day; 50% complete)
Well, stay classy, Otakuites!
Excel~
~~Tell me how I'm supposed to feel when all these nightmares become real~~
The Devil's Trill...
Mood: ...dead tired...
Music: Funtwo "Canon Rock"
Ok, so first of all, I'm dead tired. I haven't been getting much sleep the past couple nights. Monday night, I can't give any details...It's too personal...But last night, I got into my room at 11 pm, and I went straight to bed, and then I fell asleep. And maybe an hour later, I awoke to a horrible sound. The girl who lives in the room beside me and Celeste was up making noise. I don't know what the hell she was doing, but it sounded like she had a wooden box full of rocks and she was shaking it RIGHT BY THE WALL!! I was SO pissed off. If she does it again tonight, I'm grabbing a high heel shoe, going into the hall, knocking on her door, and telling her to stop before I do physical harm...Hell, I might just throw the shoe when she opens the door! Damn...There's NO REASON why a person should be up at MIDNIGHT making so much damn NOISE!!
I've had an interesting week so far, though. Yesterday, I went to the health department with Daku to get my TB test. I have to have it to observe in the local school. I brought Daku along to distract me while the lady was sticking the needle in my arm. And he decided the thing to distract me with was convincing me to get a MENINGITIS SHOT!! I stopped the lady before she stuck me and explained to him that he CAN NOT distract me from a needle by telling me about ANOTHER needle! I'm terrified of needles...
I'm getting much better in my Figure Drawing class. I'd upload some of the work, but our models are nude...So I don't think the staff on theO would appreciate it...I dunno...I guess maybe if I put a warning up? I'll PM Someguy...
My Sculpture is going well, too. I'm making the Joker (Heath Ledger). I put his ears on today. All that's left is to give him hair! It looks just like him, too. I'll definitely upload a picture of him when I finish.
Yoga is getting interesting. We've learned the Sun Salutation, Warrior poses 1, 2, and 3, Tree pose, Rag Doll, High Plank, Low Plank, Cobra, Upward-Facing Dog, Downward-Facing Dog, as well as the meditative poses of Corpse and the one everyone knows...Indian Cross-leg! It's actually quite exhausting. Doing the Sun Salutation with High Plank, Low Plank, Cobra, Upward Dog, Downward Dog, and Rag Doll in quick succession will really help tone your ab muscles. Hopefully by the end of semester, I'll have a nice toned belly. I mean, I'm skinny, but my stomach isn't toned, so I'm not all that happy about it.
Oh! I joined fanficfion.net! My pen name is Larien Mithrandir. I don't have any fiction up yet. I just joined yesterday. Apparently, someone on there has seen my username HERE and taken it for their pen name...That pissed me off...I mean, "Mercury Dragon" is not copyrighted, but it is my original name! I've never met anyone else in the entire interwebz that goes by that alias! Damn dirty thief...
Well, I've got stuff to do...Namely homework.
Works In Progress
~Watch Them Burn (A close-up profile view of Zyan, 50% complete)
~Little Black Angel (Redesign of the Mercury Dragon, 50% complete)
Works To Upload
~Idle Thoughts Breed Ecclectic Images When Fueled By Monty Python (Random doodles while watching "Monty Python and the Holy Grail")
Stay classy, Otakuites!
Excel~
~~Good eye, sniper, now I shoot, and you run~~
Hot Chocolate!
Mood: Squee!!
Music: 2MB "Orion.78 (Civilization Mix)"
I had hot chocolate this morning! d(^u^)b I've been in such a good mood all day. Ok, for the past couple weeks, I've been trying to get a job. I tried at the cafeteria the first week, and since I don't qualify for federal work study, I had to wait a couple of weeks to find out if I can work there. The next week, I applied at a day-care about a block away from the school. I got an interview, but I didn't get the job. My friend did, and she said she doesn't think it'll work out because they don't have enough children enrolled. So, I tried the next week at the cafeteria (again!) and the guy said he'd call me and let me know whether or not they had a position open. He never called...So last night I was talking to my friend Lissa, and she's a student in the learning center (for people with learning disabilities). I asked her if they had any positions open, and she told me to check with Louie, who I went to London with. I went and talked to him this morning after breakfast, and he directed me to a lady. She gave me an application, which I filled out and brought back before my Ceramics 1 class at 9:30am. She told me right away that they had a tutoring position open for Composition 1, which I had last fall. I met with the boy's coordinator after Ceramics, and I'm officially his tutor! I have a training session at 2:30pm today, which I get paid for, then I'll get to work about 2 hours a week for the rest of the semester! I'm excited! I've been floating all day!
Well, that's all my news for now. I'll probably post about how Daku and I met and came to be in a relationship next time.
Stay classy, Otakuites!
Excel~
~~There's no use crying over every mistake, you just keep on trying 'til you run out of cake!~~
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